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(No Model.) I v I H.'PH.ILLIPS 85 F. W. BYORS.

PICK 0R TOOL HOLDER.

No. 417.502. Patented Dec. 1'7, 1889.

Y UNIT D STATESEPATENT OFFICE.

HENRY PHILLIPS AND FRED IV. BYORS,OF OTTUMIVA, IOIVA; SAID BYORS ASSIGNOR TO SAID PHILLIPS.

PICK OR Tool. HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,502, dated December 1'7, 1889. Application filed February-2, 1889. Serial No. 298,520) (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: suitable lock. For the purpose of prevent- Be it known that we, HENRY PHILLIPS and i'ng the picks being turned and extracted FRED IV. BYORS, citizens of the United States, from the holder, we preferably provide a slideresiding at Ottumwa, in the county of \Vastem, which also serves to strengthen the re- 5 pello and State of Iowa, have invented eelceiving portion of the holder and prevent distain new and useful Improvements in Pick tortion thereof. At intervals in the top poror Tool Holders; and we do hereby declare tion of the holder We form a series of holes to the following to be a full, clear, and exact dereceive the slide-stem, which is movable on scription of the invention, such as will enable the receiving portion for the purpose of ad- 10 others skilled in the art to which it appertains 'justing the holder for the number of picks or to make and use the same. tools placed therein.

This invention relates to certain new and Reference being had to the drawings by the useful improvements in a holder for picks letters marked thereon,A represents the botand similar tools; and it consists, substantom or receiving portion of our improved 15 tially, in such features of construction and pick-holder, and B the upper or closingporcombinations of parts as will hereinafter be tion thereof. The lower part A is formed more particularly described or pointed out. from a single piece of wrought-iron rod, the

Miners and others meetwith frequent losses ends of which are welded together at a, and of their picks or tools while being transported at which point a loop I) is formed to receive 20 to and from the blacksmith-shop, and in all in a hinge-like manner the shank c of the mines the miners have considerable trouble part B. At the other end of part A an eye (Z in sorting their picks from the piles into is formed for receiving the shackle of an orwhich it is a common practice to throw them dinary padlock C, as shown in Fig. 1. Around after being sharpened. part A a sliding loop D, with a division-stem 25 The object of our invention is to provide a E, is placed, which serves to make the divisholder for picks which shall enable ,miners ions ftl1at is to say, by forming these and others to keep their picks or tools tochangeable divisions and by moving said get-her at all times when not in use, and by slide-stem along the holder longitudinally or which the mistakes and losses of former oclengthwise to adjust the holder for any num- 30 currence are prevented, all as will hereinafter ber of tools, it will be seen that when a pick more fully appear when taken in connection has been placed in and the parts locked towith the accompanying drawings, in which' gether said pick cannot be turned around Figure 1 represents in perspective a pick and withdrawn, as might be possible otheror tool holder constructed in accordance with wise. The upper portion B is also constructed 3 5 our invention, the same indicating the manof a single piece of wrought bar-iron drawn ner in Which the pick is placed and secured down at g and forming the shank c, that is therein. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of attached to the loop I), as shown. This part the three parts of which our holder is con- B is formed at its end opposite to c with an structed, the same being intended to show eye h, in which is held a link 471, while at sev- 40 each part as being formed from a single piece eral points along its body are a series of holes of metal. Figs. 3 and 4 represent side and n to receive the upper portion of the slideperspect-ive views, respectively, of modificastem E, for the purpose before stated. This tions. 7 construction is preferred on account of the In carrying our invention into effect we manner in which the part of the pick-handle 5 form or construct the holder of three parts, beyond the pick or blade is received and held 5 two parts of which are hinged or linked tofrom turning. gether at one end, so as to permit the top We do not limit ourselves as to size, but part to. be thrown back for the purpose of may construct the holders to receive as man y putting the picks in place, after which the tools as desired.

50 top is closed and the three parts secured by a In the modification shown in Fig. 3 it will 10o be seen that when desired to make additional room in the holder the slide-stem can be moved along the part A and dropped to one side of eye (Z when divisions are not used. It will also be seen in the modification, Fig. i, that, if desired, the holder may be provided with one or more immovable or stationary stems to form divisions for the picks or tools. The adjustable stem, however, is preferred, as and for the reasons stated.

hen a number of picks are locked up and rested against a wall or other support, the top and bottom portions of the holder become reversed, as is obvious.

From the foregoing description it is thought the purpose and construction of our invention will be thoroughly understood; and we desire to say that we do not limit ourselves to the precise details of construction ,and arrangement shown, as immaterial departures therefrom could be made and come within the scope of our invention.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a pick-holder, the combination of the part A, having its forward end fashioned into an eye, the part B, hinged at its rear end to the part A, and the link m, connected to the forward end of the part B and adapted to pass over the eye, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A pick or tool holder constructed of the part A, formed with loop I) and eye (I, together with a slide-stem E, in combination with the part 13, formed with a series of holes, the shank c, and eye h, and having the link m fitted in said eye 71, and a lock, substantially as described.

o. A pick or tool holder constructed of the part A, having loop 6 and eye (I, together 

